It is said that the plans of Steve Jobs was to create a vehicle that would meet the aspirations of the founder of Apple for simplicity and aesthetics. Chief visionary technology industry could bring to the automotive industry their ideas about design and interface, and probably make a revolution, as several times before doing in IT. But Jobs did not have time to realize his dream. But it tends to make his company.
6 March at the Geneva Motor Apple introduced a new development CarPlay . This technology allows iPhone owners use smartphones, together with automotive infotainment system. The first new cars with support CarPlay shown Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Volvo. In the ranks of fellow Apple is also willing to stand BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota and others. Such enthusiasm on the part of automakers can not but rejoice Apple.However, at the moment is the two companies initially declared support for the technology, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, have been forced to postpone the integration CarPlay until 2015.
At Mercedes-Benz stated that CarPlay technology will be available not only on new cars, but also on old machines manufacturer. To do this, companies are working to create a kind of "post-market solutions." Most likely, we are talking about a separate accessory, which will be distributed with the help of dealers Mercedes-Benz. Now the German automaker said that it is ready to submit a decision no earlier than 2015.
Volvo also did not run ahead of the engine, showing off his conceptual sketches, and just announced the indicative date for adoption CarPlay adopted. The company had planned to release the model in 2014, but due to the problems suffered during launch in 2015.
Pioneer - another company that delays release products supporting CarPlay. In May, the company promised to provide an update to some of its Unit "in the coming weeks", but still have not announced a release. Hyundai has released a compatible CarPlay cars Sonata in 2015 and intends to release a corresponding update to the end of the year.
In general, the situation is rather vague way, especially as the specific timing yet no one calls.We can only guess which of the first companies will start to promote to the masses proprietary technology Apple.